John,
This morning, I stood outside ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C. and said what a lot of folks in power are too scared to say out loud.
Enough is enough.
No agency of our own government should be allowed to terrorize our communities. Period. No caveats. No asterisks.
ICE has ripped families apart, targeted children, trampled civil rights, and operated with zero accountability for far too long. And the leadership at the top — including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem — has allowed it to happen. That’s why today, I stood outside ICE and called for her firing and real accountability for their abuses.
Let me be clear: this fight is not abstract to me. It’s personal.
As a Black woman in America, I know exactly what happens when the government decides some people are disposable. I know that if they come for one of us, they will come for the person standing right next to you. History has taught us that lesson over and over again — from chattel enslavement to today’s detention centers.
And I refuse to be quiet while it happens again.
I don’t take money from corporate PACs. I don’t answer to ICE lobbyists or fear-mongers. I answer to you — working people who are tired of seeing their neighbors targeted while politicians look the other way.
That’s why I went straight to ICE headquarters today. That’s why I said what needed to be said. And that’s why I’m not backing down.
Here’s the truth they don’t want us to say out loud: We should not be funding our own terror. Not one more dime.
I’ve helped introduce legislation to end ICE detention altogether and redirect those dollars toward community-based services, legal support, and real humanitarian care. I’ve pushed for oversight when DHS tried to hide abuses behind locked doors. I’ve demanded answers when ICE used unmarked vehicles, masks, and even foreign spyware to intimidate and surveil people on American soil.
And yes — I’ve signed articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem because accountability isn’t radical. It’s required.
But none of this happens in a vacuum. Every time I speak truth to power, the backlash comes fast and furious. The pressure is real. And the only way we keep pushing forward is together.
This is bigger than immigration.
It’s about civil rights and due process.
It’s about our neighbors being able to live, work, and raise their families without terror.
And it’s about whether we surrender this country to fear — or fight like hell for our people.
Today, I stood outside ICE and said: abolish ICE. No more dollars for terror. Accountability now.
And I meant every damn word.
In solidarity and struggle,
Summer
